Munich Re is a global market leader in re-insurance, global specialty insurance and digital solutions. New technologies are disrupting the insurance value chain. Our innovative minds in IT spearhead the transformation and make change happen. We support clients with a comprehensive range of insurance and risk management products. Our goal is to become even more digital through the expertise of our IT & Tech specialists, and by leveraging data and insights to support innovation and client service. We are therefore making targeted IT investments and helping our insurance clients and partners to tackle problems in the modern digital world with innovative and forward-looking solutions.
Data and technology are changing the way how we deal with risks in the future. Munich Re Business Technology (BT) works closely with clients and business leaders to drive this transformation, spearheading the digitalization of insurance and reinsurance. It acts as a digital startup inside the Munich Re group with focus on digital insurance platforms and ecosystems, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.
Within Business Technology, EXCITE has been established as scalable platform for digital insurance business. It enables the delivery of innovative, digital solutions for Munich Re clients in all geographies – reaching from APIs for scoring of NatCat risks to AI-based assessment of cyber security. We work in a cloud- and web-native technology environment with agile, product centric approaches.
Responsibilities
- Curating the portfolio of EXCITE services offered by Business Technology for consistency, cohesiveness and value
- Establish a product mindset, understanding the customer or consumer and building strong value propositions
- Establishing long lived product teams, who are empowered to own and drive the direction of their services
- Budget ownership of the digital services together with the product managers in the team to manage product TCO, charge back and funding mechanism to cover product delivery
- Establishing a product-based delivery operating model which can be used within the EXCITE setup, but also drives transformation across Business technology
- Evolving product teams towards a factory approach to delivery, maximizing work effectiveness, quality, cost and consumer satisfaction to maintain effectiveness
- Supporting scale through identifying and establishing strategic partnerships, where value opportunities are explored focusing on longer term investment/commitment, but maintaining a competitive environment
- Ensuring a DevOps way of working – you build it, you run it
- Help drive forward good conduct for the business to deliver the best outcomes for internal and external customers of Munich Re
Knowledge and Skills
Experience
- Experience in building and leading a high performing digital product based organisation
- Direct line management experience
- Professional experience in product development / product management in the field of digital financial services, FinTech or related digital services [mandatory]
- Experience in developing and bringing digital products to market including go-to-market strategy development, interaction with potential customers and business stakeholders
- Experience with budget ownership and budget management through cost and profit centres
- Project management experience in an agile development environment, ideally combined with skills in relevant project management methodologies [mandatory]
- Establishing and managing scale partnerships with innovative contractual models
- Experience with working in a DevOps environment
- Strong understanding and desirable background of IT and digital product development process, ranging from non-functional requirements, security / compliance and idea inception through to development and execution of strategic changes.
- Demonstrable experience in leading teams in multiple locations and time-zones
Skills
- Thought Leadership
- Dealing with ambiguity and managing conflict
- Experience with frameworks for product management and go-to-market strategies
- Agile project management / programme management skills
- Strong analytical and strategic skills, as well as user-oriented and entrepreneurial thinking
- Deep understanding of technology trends and their impact on the financial services industry
- Ability to set priorities with an appropriate sense of urgency; applying energy and resources to achieve result and add value
- Ability to present complex situations to peers and stakeholders in a clear and precise way.
- Good command of English language [mandatory]
Education and Professional Qualifications Required / (preferred)
- Tertiary qualifications or certifications in business management with a strong focus on technology / IT (preferred)
- Programme and project management certifications are highly desirable, if not relevant experience.
Your Career With Us
At MRSG, you’ll find the flexibility, development and support you need to excel your career combined with a competitive salary and a benefits package that promotes wellbeing and work-life balance, on top of the standard features that include a non-contributory pension, private medical care, life assurance and more!
Diversity & Inclusion
Creating an inclusive environment is a crucial part of the Munich Re culture, and we are committed to our Diversity & Inclusion Policy. We also seek to provide a fair and supportive work environment which provides learning and development opportunities for all.
Working together, we are an employer of choice by building the workforce for today and the future.We make it happen. Together.
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